F. Werdum (photo) will fight in July Photo: Disclosure
The heavy weight Fabricio Werdum he was going to fight at UFC 211, in May, against Ben Rothwell, but the American was forced to withdraw from the fight again, as he was caught in an anti-doping test by USADA. The Brazilian once again suffered from problems finding an opponent, but he already has a new date to take action: July 8th. The former champion must face Cain Velazquez ou alistair overeem on that date, according to him.
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“I've been wanting to fight for a while now and I haven't been able to. Ben Rothwell spoke a lot, he said he wanted to fight me for a long time and, when the UFC scheduled it for May 13th, he was caught doping. I wanted to fight that day, they asked Cain, Overeem, but they said they wouldn't be ready for that date. I also offered it for June 3rd, in Brazil, but they said the same thing. Then it closed on July 8th, but I still don't know against whom. I haven't signed anything yet, but it will be Overeem or Cain Velazquez”, commented Werdum in an interview with the Combate channel website, highlighting that, if he completes the rematch against Velasquez, he will ask for a clause that guarantees his salary, even in the event of the American of Mexican descent withdrawing.
“Now, if the opponent is Cain Velásquez, of course I will ask the UFC for a clause guaranteeing that, if Velásquez doesn't fight, I want the purse. At the very least, the bag. Because it already happened once, when the fight went down with a week to go, I was doing very well, the UFC didn't reimburse me at all. So, I think the fairest thing is to guarantee that, if I sign with him and the fight goes down, I get half or the entire purse. Something has to be there,” he argued.
Whoever Werdum's next opponent is, the fight will be a rematch. Against Overeem, the Brazilian has one victory, in Pride, and one defeat, in Strikeforce. Velasquez was the Brazilian's opponent at UFC 188, when he was submitted and lost his heavyweight belt.
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